Joseph Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng.,
ASHRAE Fellow, is a principal of Building Science Corporation.
He is a building scientist who investigates building
failures and is internationally recognized as an
authority on moisture related building problems
and indoor air quality. He is an Adjunct
Professor of >Civil Engineering at the
University of Toronto and
the past chairman of ASTM E241 - Increasing the
Durability of Building Assemblies from Moisture
Induced Damage. He is a contributor and reviewer
of Chapters RSS21
and 22 of ASHRAE Fundamentals. Dr. Lstiburek is
an ASHRAE fellow.

Dr. Lstiburek has appeared on PBS NOVA ("Can
buildings make you sick?") and is the author of
numerous books and technical papers on building
science, indoor air quality and durability. He is
the author of the U.S. DOE Handbook on Moisture
Control and a special contributor to the EPA guidance
document on Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building
Owners and Facility Managers. He is one of the world's
foremost authorities on energy efficient construction
techniques and heads one of the four the Building
America program teams for the U.S. Department of
Energy. He is the developer of ADA (the Air Drywall
Approach to air barriers) and a building science
researcher affiliated with the Centre for Building
Science, University of Toronto. He is a former Director
of Research of the Housing and Urban Development
Association of Canada.

Dr. Lstiburek has written numerous books and
technical papers on building construction. He is
the best selling author of the Builder Guides and
has over 50 technical and journal articles to his
credit. He has conducted forensic investigations
and served as an expert witness on building failures
all over the U.S. He is an expert in the areas of
rain penetration, air barriers, vapor barriers,
air quality, durability and construction technology.
He specializes in rain damage and mold and microbial
contamination of buildings.

Dr. Lstiburek is an acclaimed public speaker
and lecturer in building science. His seminars and
presentations on building durability issues are
attended by hundreds of architects, engineers, builders,
and property managers in the United States each
year.

Dr. Lstiburek received an undergraduate degree
in Mechanical Engineering from the University of
Toronto, a masters degree in Civil Engineering from
the University of Toronto and a Doctorate in Building
Science at the University of Toronto. Dr. Lstiburek
has been a licensed Professional Engineer in the
Province of Ontario since 1982.